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Plymouth Soroptimists, in
conjunction with several prominent Plymouth organisations (see below), will host a
week long breast cancer awareness campaign in Plymouth and the surrounding
areas. On October 4th. To end the week in style, there will be a
day of fashion events in the Drake Circus shopping mall. The following
events will take place:
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A Pink Ball held at HMS Drake on Saturday Sept. 27th to raise awareness and
profile of
PROJECT
PINK,
with additional publicity from the The Herald and Plymouth Diary.
Tickets will be on sale at £45 each, details on
www.eventsw.co.uk and click on PROJECT PINK BALL. Forms have to be
filled in online for security. Please support this event.
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Promotional week leading
up to 4th October. During this week the we will raise
awareness of Breast Cancer through collaboration with health care
professionals and others.
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For a huge media
opportunity to make an impact the day will start off by 1000+
people dressed in PINK on the Armada Way Piazza, in Plymouth
City Centre at 10.00a.m. standing in the shape of the Breast Cancer
ribbon. There will be some entertainment while you are waiting for the
photo.
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There will be
collections made in aid of Breast Cancer Care on the Saturday and a manned
‘Wishing Tree’ made by the College of Art & Design.
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Fashion, Hair & Beauty
Workshops by Patrick Swan, Celebrity Stylist, will take place in Drake Circus
Shopping Centre, Plymouth. The event will be a vehicle for information
about breast cancer. It will be attended by nurses from the Primrose Unit,
MacMillan Cancer Support and Marie Curie, who will be able to provide
information. The Mammogram Unit will also hold an open day for
information.
The
Herald has
been running editorial on the event and will be giving the whole ‘HER’
supplement over to Project Pink on the Wednesday before the event. The
supplement will be coloured pink! BBC Spotlight has been approached, and it
is hoped that there will be television coverage of the event. OCEAN MINI
will be our major sponsor. Plymouth Sound Radio will also be there talking
to people.
Plymouth Sound
will run a competition from Monday 29th September to Thursday 2nd October,
for two lucky listeners to win a hair & beauty makeover on Saturday 4th
October, in conjunction with Project Pink. They will also provide a Thunder
Crew. This competition along with the presenter talk-ups, website presence
and Thunder activity on Saturday 4th October at the Piazza is free of
charge.
Plymouth Sound
is happy to support the raffle with the following prize, which will consist
of a morning or afternoon out with the Thunder Crew & possibly an hour with
Helen & Bridgy in the FM studio during the breakfast show
Help us make this one
of the biggest events to take place in Plymouth and
something
the City will remember
For further
details please ring 07526 685203/07812 108525, or
email from here.
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